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Kolkata, December 9: Back-to-back Test defeats on home pitches have not just exposed India's shortcomings but have also brought under the scanner, the leadership and batting form of captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni whose much-touted 'midas touch' is nowhere to be seen so far against England. Dubbed 'Captain Cool' ever since India won the 2007 World Twenty20 Championships under him, Dhoni's stock has

Kolkata, December 9: England beat India by seven wickets in the third cricket Test to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series here today. Brief Scores: India: 316 and 247 England: 523 and 41/3 in 12.1 overs (Ian Bell 28 not out, R Ashwin 2/31).

Kolkata, December 9: India opener Virender Sehwag on Saturday lashed out at the batsmen for showing lack of patience and held them responsible for putting the hosts on the verge of a heavy defeat in the third Test against England. "If you apply yourself on this wicket, it's not that difficult to score runs. It's Test cricket and you have to show some patience. Yes you can say that (we did not show

Kolkata, December 8: India's famed batting line-up failed to deliver as the team was left staring at yet another huge defeat after being reduced to 145 for six at tea on the fourth day of the third cricket Test against England here today. Given the situation, the visiting England team looks well on course to taking an unassailable 2-1 series lead. The picture changed rapidly for India post lunch

Bangalore, December 8: Pakistan blind cricket team captain Zeeshan Abbasi was reportedly made to drink a glass of acid during breakfast her on Saturday. He was immediately rushed to a hospital and his condition is said to be stable. The captain, who is leading national blind side in Twenty-20 World Cup Cricket Tournament for the blind at Bangalore, was reportedly made to drink the hazardous liquid

Jaipur, December 8: On Tuesday, the IOC executive board took an extreme step by suspending the Indian Olympic Association. The IOC made it clear that any activities of the IOA will not be recognized by the world body. However, the IOA went ahead with its elections on the next day. In an exclusive interview with TOI, Pere Miro, director of NOC relations at the IOC, says that the body was forced to

Mumbai, December 7: Veteran Eden Gardens curator Prabir Mukherjee is in trouble with the Cricket Board over his outburst in the media prior to the commencement of the ongoing third Test between India and England in Kolkata on December 5. BCCI vice president Niranjan Shah on Friday hit out at Mukherjee for what he called a breach of the Board's "code of conduct" and said the curator cannot escape

New Delhi, December 7: After the shock suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) handed over a provisional suspension to the Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF) on Thursday. The IABF was formerly led by Abhay Singh Chautala, who was also elected as the president of the Indian Olympic

England's ascendancy after two days of play in the Eden Gardens Test has served up a timely reminder of some deep-rooted problems in Indian cricket. There are worrying signs that the team may not be so much in transition as in precipitous decline. Judging by the poor batting performance on a flat Eden surface and the sub-par bowling, the defeat on a rank turner in the last Test in Mumbai does not

Kolkata, December 6: Skipper Alastair Cook created history by cracking his 23rd Test century, the most by an Englishman, and his third consecutive one in the series as England took complete control of the third cricket Test against a listless India here today. Cook remained unbeaten on a brilliant 136 to lay the platform for a mammoth first innings total as the visitors cruised to a comfortable